Established in 1978, Threshold Enterprises is a well-known national nutritional supplements distributor and manufacturer of award-winning Source Naturals® and Planetary Herbals brands. The companys brands are sold through more than 7,000 store Health Food Store and internet channels. The company has grown significantly through exceptional channel relationships, product innovation, and the reputation of its brands for potency, quality, and value. Threshold Enterprises is one of Santa Cruz Countys larger employers, with over 850 employees.
Summary of Job Duties:
The Manufacturing Process Technician position is responsible for safely manufacturing dietary tablets, capsules, liquids, and powders according to product specifications. This position includes setting up, operating, cleaning, and preventative maintenance of blenders, tablet presses, encapsulators, coating pans, and metal detectors. The process technician is also responsible for meeting specific tablet, capsule, liquid, and powder specifications. Accountable for overall production line performance: safety, quality, shrink, attainment, and line efficiency. The process technician must be capable of operating multiple like machines at one time and learning to operate a variety of equipment within the manufacturing area.
Specific Job Duties:
Ensure that products meet applicable quality standards. This includes inspection for quality during operation and performing all required sampling and testing. Must be able to make necessary machine adjustments to ensure the smooth operation of the lines for required quality and quantity.
• Ensure that products meet applicable quality standards. • Inspection for quality during operation. • Performing all required sampling and testing. • Make necessary machine adjustments to ensure the smooth operation of the lines for required quality and quantity.
Meet all safety expectations, including wearing the required personnel protective equipment and following all safe practices.
• Meet all safety expectations. • Wearing the required personnel protective equipment. • Following all safe practices.
Collect and analyze data using skills in applied math.
• Collect and analyze data. • Using skills in applied math.
Utilize problem-solving skills to investigate and troubleshoot product issues and recommending solutions.
• Utilize problem-solving skills. • Investigate and troubleshoot product issues. • Recommending solutions.
Tableting issues: sticking, capping, chipping, compressibility, disintegration.
• Tableting issues. • Sticking. • Capping. • Chipping. • Compressibility. • Disintegration.
Encapsulation issues: sticking, headroom, capsule shell defects.
• Encapsulation issues. • Sticking. • Headroom. • Capsule shell defects.
General issues: machine setup, machine performance, product assay, documentation.
• General issues. • Machine setup. • Machine performance. • Product assay. • Documentation.
Execute the recommended solutions, complete appropriate documentation, and communicate changes.
• Execute the recommended solutions. • Complete appropriate documentation. • Communicate changes.
Perform calculations and physical updates to improve product performance.
• Perform calculations. • Physical updates. • Improve product performance.
Complete documentation related to changes: ingredient change forms, in-process deviations, batch record corrections, processing forms.
• Complete documentation. • Ingredient change forms. • In-process deviations. • Batch record corrections. • Processing forms.
Perform basic and routine maintenance activities.
• Perform basic and routine maintenance. • Activities.
Able to work outside normal scheduled hours and OT.
• Able to work outside normal scheduled hours. • OT.
Use basic hand and power tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, hammers, drills, etc.
• Use basic hand and power tools. • Wrenches. • Screwdrivers. • Pliers. • Hammers. • Drills.
Work in a team environment and flow to the work and assist others.
• Work in a team environment. • Flow to the work. • Assist others.
Cross-training will occur throughout the facility in all aspects of high-speed manufacturing.
• Cross-training. • Throughout the facility. • All aspects of high-speed manufacturing.
Ensuring Documentation in relation to Processor Operation Logs are fully completed, signed, and in compliance with Company Standard and Regulatory Requirements.
• Ensuring Documentation. • Processor Operation Logs. • Fully completed. • Signed. • Compliance.
When out of compliance or standards not meet assist supervisor in completion of Deviation Report detailing both Short and Longer Term Corrective Action Steps.
• When out of compliance. • Standards not meet. • Assist supervisor. • Deviation Report. • Short and Longer Term Corrective Action Steps.
Ensure full compliance with Companies Policies, Procedures, GMPs, Code of Safe Practices, and SOPs at all times.
• Ensure full compliance. • Companies Policies. • Procedures. • GMPs. • Code of Safe Practices. • SOPs.
Disassemble, clean/sanitize, and reassemble all required equipment.
• Disassemble. • Clean/sanitize. • Reassemble. • Required equipment.
Communicate and interact with others in a manner consistent with the companys I Can Make a Difference" philosophies.
• Communicate and interact. • Others. • Manner consistent with the companys I Can Make a Difference" philosophies.
Performs all other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.
• Performs all other duties. • Assigned by immediate supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications Required:
High school diploma or GED required.
Associates Degree from Community College or similar preferred.
3+ years Machine operator experience required.
Self-motivated and ability to take initiative and use sound judgment in day-to-day decision making.
Mechanically inclined to understand inner workings of equipment.
Punctual and reliable in work attendance.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Excellent English communication skills required, bilingual speaker a plus.
Working Conditions: Loud environment with exposure to powder and heavy equipment in a manufacturing atmosphere.
18 years of age or older.
Ability to read and write legibly in English.
Ability to work multiple shifts and/or schedules.
Skills and/or Training Desired:
Knowledge in HAACP, Microbiology, Chemical Safety, Pest Control, and Quality Systems.
Data collection, analysis, trouble shooting, and problem solving using defined methodologies.
Decision making.
Time management and organization.
Ensure collaborative relationships inside and outside the department.
Communicate effectively verbally and in written documents.
Lead best in class behaviors with focus on safety, quality, and policy focus.
Willing to work occasional off shifts and weekends.
Minimum Qualifications Required:
High school diploma or GED required.
Associates Degree from Community College or similar preferred.
3+ years Machine operator experience required.
Self-motivated and ability to take initiative and use sound judgment in day-to-day decision making.
Mechanically inclined to understand inner workings of equipment.
Punctual and reliable in work attendance.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Excellent English communication skills required, bilingual speaker a plus.
Working Conditions: Loud environment with exposure to powder and heavy equipment in a manufacturing atmosphere.
18 years of age or older.
Ability to read and write legibly in English.
Ability to work multiple shifts and/or schedules.
Skills and/or Training Desired:
Knowledge in HAACP, Microbiology, Chemical Safety, Pest Control, and Quality Systems.
Data collection, analysis, trouble shooting, and problem solving using defined methodologies.
Decision making.
Time management and organization.
Ensure collaborative relationships inside and outside the department.
Communicate effectively verbally and in written documents.
Lead best in class behaviors with focus on safety, quality, and policy focus.
Willing to work occasional off shifts and weekends.